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Changes are being introduced for the next two weeks on the rail route between King's Lynn, Cambridge and London King's Cross to give rail passengers more robust services while Network Rail repairs track defects caused by the recent heatwave.

Footage has been released showing the extent of flooding to railway tracks in east Manchester caused by a burst water main.

Passengers at Selby station, managed by TransPennine Express, will soon benefit from major accessibility improvements, as preparations are made to install brand-new lifts and strengthen the Grade II listed footbridge.

Network Rail has installed new lift shafts as part of the new £15m East Linton station development.

Activity is ramping up over the next few months between Perth and Aberdeen, as part of Network Rail’s ongoing enhancement work across Scotland’s Railway.

High above the tracks between Lydney and Gloucester, a multi-million-pound project is underway to protect the future of the railway and make passengers’ journeys more reliable. 

Passengers are being warned of severe delays to journeys after a burst water main flooded railway tracks at Audenshaw in east Manchester.

• Ilford station’s new, modern entrance building opens today to passengers
• Upgrades include three new lifts providing step free access between street and platforms
• Network Rail’s station upgrade programme for Crossrail is substantially completed.